2011 ACCS BikeArlington Study Highlights

1. Key Highlights
ACCS 2011 BikeArlington Study
October 2011
Southeastern Institute of Research

2. Key Highlights – 2011 BikeArlington
Table of Contents
Finding Page
1. Biking Behavior 1
2. Motivations 7
3. Commute Biking 10
4. Employer Assistance 14
5. Biking and the Metro 18
6. Safety Concerns 21
7. Sharrows and Biking 26
8. BikeArlington Awareness and Use 29
9. Satisfaction with BikeArlington and Services 33
10. Behavior Changes 38
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3. Demographic Profile
Demographic Total
Arlington resident 63%
Employed full-time 88%
Work in Arlington 35%
Primary mode of transportation to work
Drive alone 25%
Bike 46%
Mean Age 43
Caucasian 80%
Mean income $108K
Gender
Male 64%
Female 32%
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4. 1
Most respondents bike at least a
couple times a week and
frequently bike on multi-use
trails.
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5. More Than Eight in Ten Respondents Bike
at Least a Couple of Times a Week
Males are
significantly
Daily 42%
more likely than
females to bike
83%
daily. A couple of times a week 41%
Once a week 6%
At least once a month, but not weekly 7%
Less than once a month 3%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q2. How often do you bike for any purpose?
n = 868
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6. Note: Values do
not add to Nearly Three-Fourths Say They Bike on
100%.
Respondents Multi-use Trails Most Often
were able to
choose more Mutli-use trails 73%
72%
than one Clarendon 53%
27%
response.
Rosslyn 49%
47%
Ballston 49%
37%
Court House 42%
26%
Virginia Square 29%
10%
East Falls Church 27%
40%
Shirlington 26%
24%
Crystal City/National Airport 24%
28%
North Arlington 23%
15%
South Arlington 20%
10%
Columbia Pike 18%
7%
Pentagon/Pentagon City 16%
13%
16% Arlington Residents
West Arlington 8%
9% Non Arlington Residents
Other 13%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Arlington = 564 Q6. In what Arlington area(s) or location(s) do you bike most often?
Non-Arlington =
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7. 2
Motivations for biking vary, but exercise
and recreation make up a large number
of biking trips. Millennials tend to bike
to save money and as an efficient
means of transportation.
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8. Note: Values do
not add to
100%. Exercise Is the Main Motivation for Biking
Respondents
were able to
choose more
than one
response.
Exercise 94%
Enjoyment/Recreation 89%
Younger and Health 80%
lower income
respondents are
significantly
Help the environment 64%
more likely to
say saving Save money 55%
money is their
motivation for Faster than driving 39%
biking.
No access to other transportation 4%
Other 9%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q5. For those trips that you choose to bike, what is your motivation to bike?
n = 868
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9. Note: Values do
Millennials Are More Likely to Bike to Save Money,
not add to Get to Their Destination Faster and Because They
100%.
Respondents Have No Access to Other Transportation
were able to 93%
choose more Exercise 93%
96%
96%
than one
response. 91%
Enjoyment/Recreation 88%
90%
93%
77%
Millennials Health 82%
81%
1983 or later 71%
64%
Generation X Help the environment 64%
66%
1965-1982 54%
70%
Baby Boomers Save money 57%
50%
1945 – 1964 36%
49%
Silent/GI Faster than driving 43%
31%
1944 or earlier 21%
Millennials
11%
No access to other transportation 3% Generation X
3%
0%
Baby Boomers
8%
Other 10% Silent/GI
8%
4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Millennials = 120
Gen X = 396 Q5. For those trips that you choose to bike, what is your motivation to bike?
Baby Boomers = 297
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10. 3
Three-quarters of respondents report
biking to work at least some of the
time. Mean travel time is 39 minutes
and mean travel distance
is eight miles.
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11. Note: Question More Than Two-Thirds of Employed
was only asked
of those who are Respondents Bike to Work at Least
currently
employed. Once a Week
Daily 35%
A couple times a week 27% 68%
Once a week 6%
At least once a month, but not weekly 8%
Less than once a month 7%
Never 17%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q10. How often do you bike to work?
n = 803
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12. Baby Boomers
and Over Half of Respondents Bike Seven or
Respondents
Who Make Over More Miles One Way to Work
$120,000 a Year The Mean Distance for Biking to Work Is Eight Miles
Are More Likely
to Bike More
Than 10 Miles to
Work Less than 1 mile 1%
Respondents do 1 to 3 miles 20%
not vary the
distance they
travel based on
their motivation
4 to 6 miles 28%
for biking.
7 to 9 miles 23%
51%
10 or more miles 28%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q11. How long is your typical one way bike to for from work?
n = 665
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13. Half of Respondents Travel Between 21
and 45 Minutes by Bike to Get to Work
The Mean Travel Time Is 39 Minutes
Less than 10
minutes 8%
11-20 minutes 17%
21-30 minutes 21%
50%
31-45 minutes 29%
46-60 minutes 14%
Over an hour 10%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q12. How much time does the biking part of your entire commute take?
n = 668
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14. 4
Nearly three-quarters of respondents
report that their employer offers
assistance, information or facilities to
encourage biking to work.
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15. Note: Graph
Employers Most Often Provide Assistance
represents the
percentage of
to Bikers in the Form of Showers and
respondents
who say this
Protected Bike Racks
service is
currently Showers for use after
biking to work 70%
provided by
their employer. Bike racks protected
from the weather 66%
Connection to bike
lanes 54%
Unsheltered bike racks 40% 50%
Connection to bike
trails 37%
Enclosed bike lockers 30%
Personal storage
lockers for overnight 30%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q17. Following is a list of biking facilities that might be available at your workplace. In the first
column, check all the facilities that are available. For those that are not available, please
indicate if you would like to have the facility.
n = 663
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16. Note: Graph Of Respondents Who Do Not Have These Services at
represents the
percentage of
Work Currently, 87% Say They Would Like Showers
respondents and 83% Would Like Connections to Bike Lanes
who would like
to have the
facility at their Showers for use after
biking to work 87%
workplace
among those Connection to bike
who currently lanes 83%
do not have it.
Connection to bike
trails 74%
Bike racks protected
from the weather 71%
Personal storage
lockers for overnight 60%
Enclosed bike lockers 56%
Unsheltered bike racks 15%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q17. Following is a list of biking facilities that might be available at your workplace. In the first
column, check all the facilities that are available. For those that are not available, please
indicate if you would like to have the facility.
n = varies
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17. Showers Have Influenced More Than Half
of Those Who Currently Bike to Work to
Make That Decision
Showers for use after
biking to work 56%
Bike racks protected
from the weather 34%
Connection to bike
lanes 28%
Connection to bike
trails 21%
Enclosed bike lockers 18%
Personal storage
lockers for overnight 14%
Unsheltered bike racks 3%
None of the above 22%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q18. Which of these facilities influenced your decision to bike to work?
n = 632
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18. 5
About half of respondents would
consider biking to a Metro Station and
taking the Metro to work. Respondents
would be most likely to use bike
trail/lane connections and bike racks
protected from the weather.
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19. Note: Distance
away from the About Half of Respondents Would
Metro did not
affect Consider Biking to a Metro Station and
respondent
interest in biking Taking the Metro to Work
to the Metro
station and then
taking the Metro
to work.
7%
47%
46% Yes
No
Don't know
Q19. Would you consider riding your bike to a metro station, parking your bike, and riding the
Metro to work?
n = 666
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20. Respondents Would Be Most Likely to Use Bike Trail
and Bike Lane Connections at a Metro Station
Connection to bike trails 15% 72% 87%
Connection to bike lanes 16% 67% 83%
Bike racks protected from the
weather 16% 58% 74%
Enclosed bike lockers 19% 27% 46%
Unsheltered bike racks 17% 22% 39%
Showers for use after biking
to work 12% 20% 32%
Personal storage lockers for
overnight use 13% 17% 30%
4
5 -Definitely would use 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q20. Which of the following facilities would you use at a Metro station?
n = 517
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21. 6
The largest safety concern for cyclists
is sharing the way with vehicles, both
day and night. Women are more likely
than men to feel unsafe at all times of
day and from all types of dangerous
situations.
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22. Respondents Generally Feel Safe Biking in the Day
The Most Concern About Safety in the Day Is
Sharing the Way with Vehicles
Sharing the way with vehicles Safe
39% 50% Unsafe
Navigating hazards
15% 70%
Crime
3% 91%
-100% -80% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q7. How safe you feel in regards to each of the following when you bike during the day?
n = 868
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23. Women are Significantly More Likely to
Feel Unsafe than Men
Note:
During the Day At Night
Percentages
indicate those
reporting they Sharing the way with
47% Sharing the way with
60%
feel unsafe. vehicles vehicles
33% 47%
21% 46%
Navigating Hazards Navigating Hazards
12% 28%
2% 29%
Crime Crime
5% 9%
Women Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q7. How safe you feel in regards to each of the following when you bike during the day?
n = 868
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24. Concerns About Safety Intensify Slightly
When Biking at Night
Sharing the way with vehicles Safe
56% 30% Unsafe
Navigating hazards
36% 43%
Crime
17% 64%
-100% -80% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q8. How safe do you feel in regard to each of the following when you bike during the evening
or at night?
n = 868
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25. Note: Values do More than Half Say Encounters with
not add to
100%. Aggressive or Inattentive Drivers are a
Respondents
were able to Safety Issue when Biking
choose more
than one
response.
Aggressive or inattentive drivers 55%
Pedestrians and other trail users 30%
Road/trail conditions 27%
Limited bike lanes 12%
Traffic/bad intersections 12%
Buses or cars in bike lanes 10%
Car doors 9%
Other 10%
Nothing in particular 3%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q9. What safety issues, if any, do you encounter when biking?
n = 751
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26. 7
Three-fourths of bikers have
noticed sharrows, but fewer are certain
of an increase in safety for bikers due
to the sharrows.
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27. About Three-Fourths Have Noticed the
Sharrows in Arlington
6%
18%
Yes
No
76% Don't know
Q31. Have you noticed any sharrows in Arlington?
n = 868
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28. Four in Ten Say Sharrows Make Streets
Safer for Bicyclists
5-Very much 10%
41%
4 31%
3 30%
2 22%
1-Not at all 7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q32. To what extent are sharrows making the streets safer for bicyclists?
n = 663
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29. 8
More than three-quarters are
aware of BikeArlington and slightly
more than a third of those consider
themselves familiar with it.
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30. Note: Graph
represents the
More Than Three-Quarters Are Aware
percentage of
respondents
of BikeArlington
who “have
used” services
and who “have Capital BikeShare 91%
not used
services, but
are aware” to BikeArlington 77%
demonstrate
awareness.
Washington Area Bike
Forum 53%
BikeArlington Twitter Feed 26%
E-Newsletter 25%
E-blast 12%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q23. Following is a list of transportation organizations and services available in Arlington.
n = 868
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31. Note: Data
And of Those Who Are Aware of
represents the
level of
BikeArlington, More Than One-Third Are
familiarity
among those
Familiar with It
who are aware
of
BikeArlington. 5-Very familiar 13%
37%
4 24%
3 30%
2 26%
1-Not at all
familiar 9%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q24. How familiar are you with BikeArlington?
n = 671
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32. Note: Graph
represents the
Seven in Ten of Those Who have Heard of
percentage of
respondents
BikeArlington, have Used its Services
who have used
services Metro/WMATA 89%
among those BikeArlington 70%
who have Washington Area Bike Forum 52%
heard of the The Commuter Store 48%
services.
CommuterPage.com 46%
Arlington Transit (ART) 45%
E-Newsletter 43%
Commuter Connections 36%
Arlington County Commuter… 35%
WalkArlington 34%
E-blast 29%
BikeArlington Twitter Feed 29%
CommuterDirect.com 28%
Arlington's Car Free Diet 25%
Car Free Diet YouTube Channel 24%
Capital BikeShare 21%
Virginia Railway Express 9%
TeleworkVA! 7%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q23. Following is a list of transportation organizations and services available in Arlington.
n = 868
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33. 9
Overall satisfaction with
BikeArlington is high. Respondents
are likely to use and recommend
BikeArlington services.
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34. Nearly Eight in Ten are Satisfied with
BikeArlington Services
31%
79%
5-Very satisfied
4 48%
3 15%
2 1%
1-Not at all satified 0%
Don't know 5%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q34. How satisfied have you been overall with the services that you have used from
BikeArlington?
n = 463
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35. Note:
Respondents Respondents Are Most Satisfied with Bike to
were only asked
to rate the Work Day, Bike Maps, and Bike Lanes and Trails
services they
have used.
Bike to work day 27% 61% 88%
Note: Services
and resources Bike Maps 40% 46% 86%
with an “n” less
than 30 are Bike lanes and trails 45% 36% 81%
excluded due to Confident City Cycling classes 33% 47% 80%
small sample
size. Capital Bikeshare 31% 48% 79%
Bike DC, Washington and Arlington Community
Bike Ride 32% 43% 75%
BikeArlington.com website 42% 28% 70%
Safe Bicycling in the Washington Area booklet 46% 23% 69%
Public bike racks 37% 24% 61%
Wayfindings signs 41% 19% 60%
4 5-Very Satisfied 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q30. Based on your experience, how satisfied are you with each of the following BikeArlington
services and resources?
n = varies
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by service

36. Note: Data Nearly Eight in Ten of Those Who Have Used
represents the
likelihood to use BikeArlington are Likely to Continue to Use its Services
BikeArlington About Half of those who Have Not Used
services among
those who are BikeArlington Services Are Likely to Start
aware of
BikeArlington.
5-Very likely 46%
79%
23%
4 33%
24%
3 16%
25%
2 1%
11%
1-Not at all likely 0%
2%
Have used
BikeArlington
Don't know 4% Have NOT used
15%
BikeArlington
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q35. How likely are you to use the services of BikeArlington?
n = 666
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37. Note: This
question was
More Than Half of Those Who Use
asked only of
those who are
BikeArlington Have Already Recommended
aware of
BikeArlington.
BikeArlington Services to Someone
54%
Yes
27%
40%
No
64%
6% Have Used
Don't know BikeArlington
9% Have NOT Used
BikeArlington
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q37. Have you ever recommended BikeArlington services to someone?
n = 666
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38. 10
Nearly half of those who
use BikeArlington services report
making a change in their biking
behavior since beginning to use
BikeArlington services.
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39. Note: This
question was
asked only of
Nearly Half Made a Change to Their Biking
those who have Behavior Since Using BikeArlington Services
used
BikeArlington
services.
Ride my bike more often for non-work
trips 25% 47% of
respondents
Ride my bike more often for at least
some portion of trip to work 24% report making
at least one of
Started riding my bike for non-work trips 16% these changes
Started riding my bike for at least some
to their biking
portion of trip to work 14% behavior.
Don't know 7%
I have not used BikeArlington services 2%
No, I did not make any of these changes 44%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Q38. Since you first started using BikeArlington services, have you made any of the following
changes in your biking behavior?
n = 463
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